Assessment of fatigue using the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale in patients with lung cancer
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Assessment of fatigue using the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale in patients with lung cancer
Objective: To evaluate the properties of the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale (ICFS) in patients with lung cancer (LC), assessing the intensity of fatigue and associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving LC patients, treated at a teaching hospital in Brazil, who completed the ICFS. Patients with chronic heart disease (CHD) and healthy controls, matched for age and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1806-3756,1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000033